Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Carolina University
WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.
WCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
WCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
Criminal Justice Student Demographics at WCU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Western Carolina University.
Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections
Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into
A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
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Accountants and Auditors | 33,020 | $76,880 |
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 22,350 | $48,420 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers | 15,720 | $38,500 |
Managers | 11,990 | $121,500 |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 11,610 | $46,990 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.